Healthcare and Elderly Care Professionals

Are you a skilled healthcare professional looking for a meaningful and enriching career change? We are looking for skilled Elderly Care and Healthcare Professionals that are ready to relocate, learn Danish, and take on important tasks in home-care and care-center teams. We invite you to be part of a team where mutual trust, work-life balance, and continuous professional development are not just words but a way of life

What's in it for you?

• Meaningful Job and Beautiful Surroundings: Embrace a fulfilling career in a serene environment, surrounded by nature's beauty.
• Onboarding Excellence: Kickstart your journey with a comprehensive onboarding program, including Danish language courses, relocation support, and workplace introductions.
• Citizen-Centric Approach: Work with us to empower citizens by "helping them help themselves", fostering self-reliance, and enhancing their quality of life.
• Inclusive Environment: Embrace diversity and contribute to a meaningful everyday life with a supporting team.
• International Community: Join a group of international newcomers, making your transition seamless and enjoyable.
  
  

What will you be doing?

• Meeting Citizens at Eye Level: Provide care in homes or care centers, creating a homely environment with meaningful activities.
• Learning and Growth: Enjoy individually tailored competence development, covering personal care, welfare technology, rehabilitation support, and more.
  
  

Requirements to apply

• You have a finished education and training in elderly care and healthcare.
  *Please check the annex on valid educations below*.
  
• You have practical experience of at least one year in providing personal help within elderly care.
• You are willing and able to learn Danish. After two years in Denmark, you are expected to be able to complete the official Danish language course for newly arrived adult foreign nationals.
• You are good at English (approx. level B1 is needed)
• You have a valid driving license (category B) and can ride a bicycle.
• You must be a citizen of an EU/EEA country, Switzerland, or a Nordic country, or hold a valid work and residence permit for Denmark.
• You must present a criminal record.
  
  

Expectations from you

• You are motivated to learn and comply with our approach and ways of working in the Elderly and Healthcare Sector.
• You can work both independently and in teams.
• You have good relational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• You are responsible and honest, empathic and caring, persistent and resilient.
  
  

Salary and terms of employment

Working hours are on average 37 hours per week or by appointment. You will work rotating shifts. Salaries are regulated by the Danish collective agreements. The basic salary depends on your level of formal qualifications, experience, and competences. As skilled carer your net salary at the time of hiring will be approx € per month, plus pension and paid vacation.

Language course, accommodation, and future life in Denmark

May-September (Preparation of Danish language): Before you start your employment in Denmark, you must acquire basic Danish language skills. Lolland Municipality provides a free online language course two evenings a week for twelve weeks from the end of May till start September.

Mid September (Relocation to Denmark): From mid-September when you start your employment, you will receive a monthly salary. The first four months of your employment, you and your group of international newcomers will continue the Danish course and take part of various onboarding activities on a full-time basis. Afterwards, you will start working in your new team and complete the language course on part-time.

The Municipality offers information and assistance to ease your relocation, e.g., facilitate the initial registrations and help to find housing.

If you have a partner and/or children, we are committed to ensuring that the move is successful for everyone. Public schools for children and youngsters are free of cost and are used to receiving internationals. Depending on the language skills and profession your partner too will have fair opportunities for finding a job in the same municipality or in commuting distance. The job offers free Danish language course to partners as well, and is happy to advise on job search and settlement opportunities for him/her.

Application and interviews

• Your application must be written in English.
• Please check your email after applying.

1. Apply to the job.
2. You will receive an explanatory video for you to watch and a brief questionnaire via email that you need to fulfill to continue the process
   
3. You will receive response to your application via phone/email.
4. We hold ongoing interviews (online) up to the beginning of April.

We advice to apply as soon as possible to see if you are eligible first, then you can later prepare all the documentation and needed titles to be submitted.

All applicants who continue through the process are invited to visit the Municipality in first days of May 2024, where a face-to-face interview will take place. If selected for a job, we expect you to start your employment in Denmark on the 16th of September 2024.

Good luck with your application Your next career adventure awaits in Denmark

ANNEX: *Applicants with different educational backgrounds are welcome, as long as they are related to elderly care and healthcare.*:
Content of education programs varies greatly across European countries, and therefore we do not demand a specific educational background. It could be profiles such as:
- "Técnico en Cuidados Auxiliares de Enfermería" (Spain)
- "Assistente Sanitario" or "Operatore Socio Sanitorio" (Italy)
- "Slaugytojo Padejojo" (Lithuania)
- "Opiekun Medyczny" (Poland)
- "Altenpfleger(in)" (Germany)
- "Voorbereidend Beroepsonderwijs, Verzorging" (Netherlands)
- "BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Health and Social Care" (United Kingdom), etc.
The important thing is that you have knowledge about anatomy, hygiene, infection prevention, nutrition, and health promotion. In addition, you must have practical experience in providing personal help and establishing good relationships with the people you support.

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